In the craft beer world there is a common phenomenon that happens: Beards. At the very least, some sort of facial hair is corralled or tamed into a unique design only fitting the face it is on. Fitting I would say, since I have only been clean shaven for a short 9-month span in the last 24 years. Things that come with having a beard: Being approached by strangers asking a full range of questions, such as? So, I thought I would delve into the topic a little bit and answer a few of the most common queries.
How long did it take to grow? Maybe it's just that the craft-beer world isn't as button-down as other workplaces. Not surprisingly, several among the social-media commentariat called me out for stereotyping the industry and pointed to the many well-known brewers without facial hair. Heck, the beard on John Maier, Mashington's former boss at Rogue, is so fertile he actually harvested yeast from the undergrowth and - I kid you not - famously brewed an ale with it.
Josh Weikert, a university lecturer and local homebrewer, noted one study that said 17 percent of American men wear beards. When he looked at a random image of a brewers' conference seminar, it appeared only about a quarter of the attendees had beards - not much over the average. Of course, I couldn't let that accusation stand. So on a rainy Saturday afternoon, I spent two hours examining photographs posted at the conference website.
I counted every single freaking male whose face was visible - of 'em, with beards. That's 57 percent, a rate more than three times higher than in the general population.
I suppose luxuriant beards implied the vast nutritional value of craft beer. What a boost it would be if beer could grow hair in the right places. Their beards kept company with too many tattoos with crosses and death heads and Teutonic script. Over the years, from time to time, I have persevered with growing a beard. In every case, I have faltered and fallen back on the familiar and easy and safe clean-shaven look.
Here the reason for failure was that beards take a long time to start looking good. Before that, they have the grubby Harvey Weinstein stubbled look that is hard to tolerate. I rarely have persevered beyond this stage. Then they grow more and look unkempt and uncared for and unwashed. Also hard to tolerate. The reality is I really never understood the connection. I bet Freakonomics could pore over the data and make some correlation between interest and appearance but it might just be as simple as this: It's a dirty job.
You spend most of your day filthy and damp so being meticulously quaffed seems less important. Guy Bartmess Garage Brewing Co. What is your inspiration to sport your facial hair? It never really turned out too well. As I moved into my brewing career, I was often in the public eye and wanted a little more of a clean-cut look. The beard never really came back, but recently I decided to give it another shot.
Lo and behold it is looking quite a bit better than back in college. What is the link between beards and brewing and beer? Brewers have always been a little irreverent and nonconformist.
We often set ourselves apart from others with the beers we make and love. Grooming choices are another way for many of us to show our uniqueness.
Brannon Radicke Independence Brewing Co. I first started growing my beard when I quit my day job, where I had to shave every day, and started working for a brewery full-time. After a while of growing it out, I found that it just works for my face and adds to the wizardry of brewing. What is the link between brewing and beer and beards?
A beard just feels magical, similar to how I feel about the magic of the brewing process. My face spontaneously produces hair and yeast spontaneously produces alcohol—seems like there's a metaphor there.
Peter Kruger Bear Republic Company. You don't want to see what's underneath. In all seriousness, my first brewing boss and mentor, John Harris, now owner and Brewmaster at Ecliptic Brewing in Portland sported a huge Viking style beard.
I guess when I was cutting my brewing teeth I made the association that beards and brewing are like peanut butter and chocolate. The craft brewing industry since the beginning has attracted individuals. We could just as easily be talking about tattoos as beards. Plus, time spent shaving takes valuable time away from drinking.
Also, the tactile sensation of whiskers in a pint is divine. Zak Siddle Motorworks Brewing.
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